Always pairs queer intimacy with pigments associated with the earliest documentation of human existence. Iron oxide and charcoal has been used to render human experience for over 40,000 years. The series' title refers to the communal response “We have always been here and always will” to conservative erasure tactics accusing queerness as being a modern idea. Merging this compound inherent to the earth with queer intimacy reaffirms queerness as an intrinsic facet of humanity.

Close Circuit
graphite and toned marble dust solution ground on board
36"x24"

Column
graphite and toned marble dust solution ground on board
12"x36"

Constellation
graphite and toned marble dust solution ground on board
12"x36"

Always
graphite, charcoal and iron oxide toned marble dust solution ground on boards
​8"x8" (individual panel) 30"x30" "full series)